The two portraits, "Girl With Black Hair" and "Portrait of a Man," were seized in September from museums at Oberlin College and the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Exactly how did historic artifacts wind up in Mar-a-Lago, and what do they tell us about the indicted former president?
The 1911 painting was confiscated by the Nazis in 1939
Lisa Oppenheim’s solo exhibition inverts Nazi archival photos to make the absence of stolen objects and stolen lives feel tangible
Some legal scholars say the law is an example of ‘compelled speech’ and may violate the First Amendment
The new law aims to educate museum-goers about the history behind certain artwork. But it doesn't account for the labyrinthine world of restitution.
The Cassirers have been fighting for years to reclaim the plundered painting, now hanging in a Spanish museum.
In most art exhibits, each piece has a plaque that identifies the title, artist, subject, and style. At The Jewish Museum’s newest exhibit, however, each plaque has two descriptions. The first is a standard explanation of the piece. The second explains who owned the painting before the Nazis stole it — and how it was…
די דימענטן־אינדוסטריע איז שוין כּמעט אין גאַנצן אַריבער קיין אינדיע, וווּ די שלײַפֿערס אַרבעטן פֿאַר ביליקער.
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